Newcastle Workshop – 7 January 2016

Our 17th BRICK workshop will take place on 7 January 2016 in Newcastle. We’ll be covering topics such as community rights and business planning for heritage regeneration projects.

Registration begins at 9:30 with the workshop running from 10:00 until 16:30. The event will feature presentations, case studies, Q&A sessions, and networking opportunities for community groups and not-for-profit organisations.

Speakers for the day include:

Debbie Lamb, Development Manager, Locality on community rights

Ian Ayris, Newcastle City Council on the role of local councils in supporting heritage regeneration projects

Biljana Savic, BRICK Programme Director on community engagement

Paul Gardner, our Development Manager, on business planning for heritage projects

Gavin Richards, Operations Manager, Architectural Heritage Fund on the financial and technical support available from AHF

Martin Hulse, Tyne and Wear Building Preservation Trust on the heritage regeneration projects in the region

In between presentations, group discussions will focus on how to budget effectively when business planning and community engagement – are we doing enough?

During lunch, there will be a short BRICKwork surgery to provide advice on improving the online and digital promotion of your project.

To make sure that our events are accessible to everyone, we keep our costs as low as possible. Early bird tickets are just £19, including lunch. A number of travel bursaries for £25 per person (or £50 if your journey is over 200 miles) are also available to community groups on application, please email us.

Please feel free to pass this information on to colleagues or anyone whom you think could benefit from this event. If you require any further details, please contact us at BRICKworkshops@princes-regeneration.org.